A Team USA Olympic Reminder

2006 Olympics Team USA Goaltenders:
Rick DiPietro - 2005-06: 30-24, 3.02 GAA, .900 SV%
Currently: No postseason, was on OLN this past week
John Grahame - 2005-06: 29-22, 3.06 GAA, .889 SV%
Currently: Out of playoffs, 1-3, 4.78 GAA, .847 SV%
Robert Esche - 2005-06: 22-11, 2.97 GAA, .897 SV%
Currently: Out of playoffs, 2-4, 4.20 GAA, .875 SV%

Taxi Squad:
Ryan Miller - 2005-06: 30-14, 2.60 GAA,  .914 SV%
Currently: Playoffs ongoing, 7-3, 2.29 GAA, .918 SV%

Posted by David M Singer on May 13, 2006 at 07:11 PM
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Comments:

  1. Hey David,

    Wasn’t Miller on the IR when the team was selected?

    Roddie

    Posted by roddie on May 17, 2006 at 04:00 PM

  2. Was he?  I remember he was injured early in the season (November to mid-December).  He played solidly around the Olympic break.  SI has his injury list too.

    Perhaps something else is slipping my mind, but I thought he was simply passed over.

    Here’s a game recap from Feb 2 that even calls his taxi squad appointment a snub.

    Hindsight is 20/20, but it’s not like he hasn’t been playing well all season.

    Posted by David M Singer on May 17, 2006 at 08:48 PM

  3. Agreed, and I remember being annoyed at first because he wasn’t selected over either Grahame or Esche, but then I remember feeling better about it after realizing he was injured (though IMHO DiPietro did a fine job).

    For what it’s worth:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/ice_hockey/news?slug=ap-hkm-unitedstates-modano&prov=ap&type=lgns

    “Miller, injured when the team was picked in December, was kept home as an injury reserve, even though he played the best in the weeks leading up to the Olympics.”

    Posted by roddie on May 17, 2006 at 10:47 PM
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